John's girl friend had been trying to get John—a rock and roll1 fan —interested in classical music. When she offered to purchase2 tickets to a Mozart festival, John willingly agreed to accompany her and seemed to enjoy the symphony3.
After the concert, she mentioned how Mozart's music moved her. "At times, I can almost hear his voice in the music and I feel as though he's talking to me." She said.
John nodded his head in solemn agreement. "Yes," he said, "I know what you mean." Feeling very pleased that she had made him changed, she asked what he felt the music was saying to him.
He replied, "It said, go to sleep, John, go to sleep…"
Notes:
1. rock and roll 搖滾樂
2. purchase 購買
3. symphony 交響樂
約翰的女友一直試圖讓搖滾樂迷約翰對古典音樂感興趣。她主動提出購買兩張莫扎特音樂節(jié)的門票,他也很樂意陪她,而且似乎喜歡上了交響樂。
音樂會后,她提到莫扎特的音樂如何如何打動了她?!坝泻脦状挝?guī)缀蹩梢月牭剿谝魳分械穆曇簦杏X到好像他在對我傾述?!彼f道。
約翰表情嚴(yán)肅地點點頭表示贊同?!笆堑摹?,他說,“我明白你的意思”。女友為約翰的轉(zhuǎn)變而高興,于是問他是如何感受音樂的話語的。
他回答:“交響樂對我說,睡吧,約翰,睡吧……”
Useful link:
奧地利作曲家莫扎特是古典樂派最典型的作曲家,與海頓、貝多芬并稱為維也納古典樂派三大作曲家。莫扎特寫了大量各種體裁的器樂與聲樂作品,但以歌劇為創(chuàng)作主流。他畢生創(chuàng)作歌劇22部,《費加羅的婚禮》《唐璜》《魔笛》是其中最著名的三部;交響曲41部,以第三十九、四十、四十一交響曲最為著名;鋼琴協(xié)奏曲27部,其中第二十、二十一、二十三、二十四、二十六、二十七鋼琴協(xié)奏曲最有名;小提琴協(xié)奏曲6部,最為著名的是第四、第五小提琴協(xié)奏曲。